Sunday, May 31, 2009
Phones
First iPhone 3G 2009 Screens Look Very Real To Me
11:36AM Jesus Diaz | I’m looking at these images from a Hong Kong blog, and my opinion is that they look like The Real Thing™. They are blurry, but those applications and user interface definitely have Apple design. You can see the video capture screen, compass applications, and a voice recorder. More »
Robots
Wall-E Has Nothing on Mech Virus
10:45AM Adrian Covert | Sure, Wall-E is all cute and adorable, but does he spew melted floppy disks? No. This is why I, in my humble opinion, think that Mech Virus is way cooler than Wall-E could ever hope to be. More »
Design
Neuron Chamber Offers a Glimpse at What Alien Brains Might Look Like
10:15AM Adrian Covert | Okay fine, maybe this is more of an artistic representation that’s taken a few liberties, but still, the Neuron Chamber on display at Maker Faire 2009 is a pretty cool looking piece of extraterrestrial art. More »
Computers
Hacked Public Bicycle Kiosk Shows Porn Movie, Extra Benefits of Public Transport
10:00AM Jesus Diaz | This is a computer kiosk used to control public bicycle lending. But as you can see in the image, the touchscreen is not displaying the software used for this task, but a porn movie at full screen. More »
Entertainment
The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World
9:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Far from your local cineplex’s marginally enhanced “IMAX Experience,” these seven theatres are the best, the biggest, and the craziest thunderdomes IMAX has to offer.
Screens
Pixel Qi: The Display That Will Make You Want an E-Reader
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | We’ve gone through it time and time again: One of the most formidable problems e-readers need to overcome is the expensive and primitive issue of e-ink. But Mary Lou Jepsen, of OLPC fame, has a new display that just might make the e-reader a viable, desirable, and even inexpensive gadget. More »
Online
Make Your Photos Look Like Google Streetview or YouTube In Real Life
7:30AM Jesus Diaz | Here is a simple and funny way to make your still photos look like they are part of Google Streetview or an internet video, ready to be played. It only takes some tape, cardboard, and acrylic, plus a bit of genius when you frame the photo. More »
Games
So the PSP Go Is Basically a Sony Mylo 2 With Gaming Then?
6:30AM Jason Chen | The PSP Go leak confirmed two things: that the device was real and that it’s coming at E3, and that Sony’s experience with the Mylo internet device wasn’t going to be wasted. They look almost exactly the same. More »
Design
LiveSpark Is a Real-Life Visualiser Made of Fire
5:30AM Dan Nosowitz | The LiveSpark Fireplace features music-reactive flames, meaning, like a real-life visualizer, that the fire will jump and shrink itself based on the thumping beats it detects. More »
Software
